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... of Rights--Fundamental justice --Dangerous offender--Procedure for finding "dangerous offende... justice the effects of the legislation must also be subjected to scrutiny. However, wheth...
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...Criminal law - Sentencing - Dangerous offenders and long-term offenders - Accused declar... from three years under the pre-1997 legislation to seven years under the amended legislation. Anot...
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The money incentive is so huge," [Bruce MacFarlane] said. "The temptation to become involved in organized crime is so great.
"Large grow ops are out of control in Canada," he said. "One of the reasons is because the penalties are so small.
Establish "gang-free zones" throughout Canada so that places where kids gather (schools, playgrounds and parks) will be free of gang activity. Criminal penalties should be increased where offences occur within a gang-free zone, including mandatory jail terms in certain situations.
... sentence are out the window, and that offenders must do jail time. MacFarlane said in the most ser... said Manitoba wants to revamp Canada's dangerous offender legislation to include career gang member...
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...Criminal law - Dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death - Element... from the norm, but also with the offender's mental state. The modified objective test establ...As long as legislation met this constitutional test, the role of the cour...
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... of earlier work on dangerous offender legislation (Petrunik 1982; 1984; 1994a; 1994b; 2002), I compa...
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... to protect Canadians from potentially dangerous devices. The OCA was of the view that the claim wa...(63) Moreover, the relevant federal legislation specifically included in its purpose the protectio... After being released, he became a repeat offender and spent 12 of the next 15 years in prison. The p...
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... his warrant of committal as a long-term offender subject to a long-term supervision order?. [2] The...-André Côté, The Interpretation of Legislation in Canada , 3rd ed. (Scarborough: Carswell, 2000),...'s degree of recidivism and his dangerousness are high, even if the temporary residence requirem...
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...Criminal law -- Dangerous offenders -- Sexual offences -- Defence counsel re...7 and not to create one as if by legislation. The only right that I can find is one which is ex...
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... paint the medium as being uniformly dangerous to individual reputation. In this regard, the refr... Sean P Trende "Defamation, Anti-SLAPP Legislation, and the Blogosphere: New Solutions for an Old Pro... exorbitant, by pillory and loss of [the offender's] ears" (Veeder, supra note 2 at 565). . (91) Hil...
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[Peter Whitmore] wore a deep scowl on his face and a grey sweatshirt with the word "Canada" written across it during a court appearance that lasted about two minutes. His hands were cuffed behind his back and Whitmore, who was kept behind a glass enclosure, didn't speak or look at the packed courtroom gallery.
We had to wait for his family to get to Broadview (from Winnipeg) to afford him the same support network given to (the other young victim) and interview him in the presence of his family," said [Tammy Patterson]. "The investigation remains ongoing.
A Regina legal aid lawyer requested yesterday Whitmore's case be adjourned until Aug. 10. Whitmore, who remains in custody, hopes to be represented by his longtime lawyer, Dan Brodsky, who is based out of Toronto and was the first pe...
... why Whitmore hadn't been declared a dangerous offender and locked up indefinitely. Prime Ministe... will be toughening dangerous offender legislation, as well.". A Regina legal aid lawyer requested ye...